There are five things that drive rosacea. You might have one, a few, or all five. Rosacea Decoded finds which ones are yours and works through them in the order your skin needs. Not another cream. A system.
Every photo below is a Rosacea Decoded client, worked through the drivers in order.
Most people with rosacea have already done everything they were told. The flare still returns, because each piece was treated on its own.
Topicals quiet what you can see. They do not reach the gut, the hormones or the histamine load feeding the flare from inside.
Redness drops for a few weeks, then returns once the course ends, because the reason it started is still there.
Cutting foods without knowing your drivers means months of restriction with no clear answer about what mattered.
Every case is a different mix. Some clients have one driver, some have two, some have all five. Finding which ones are active for you, and which comes first, is the whole game.
Imbalance in the gut shows up on the face. Bloating, reflux and food reactions often travel with flushing, and the skin rarely settles until this does.
Years of harsh actives, the wrong cleanser or over-treating leave skin that stings with everything. A damaged barrier keeps every other driver louder.
Heat, stress, wine and certain foods trigger the flush. When histamine load and stress response run high, the skin reacts to almost anything.
Mites live on everyone's skin. In rosacea their density is often higher, adding bumps, itch and inflammation that standard routines miss.
Cycles, perimenopause, thyroid and stress hormones change how the skin flushes and heals. Flares that track your calendar point here.
Five steps, always in this order. The course walks you through them on your own. The one-on-one options add a specialist at every step.
A detailed intake covers your skin, gut, cycle, stress, diet, products and everything you have already tried. Patterns in this history usually point to the active drivers before any test does.
When the picture needs confirmation, the right labs are recommended: gut, hormones, nutrients and inflammation markers. No guessing and no testing for the sake of testing.
Your active drivers are ranked by what needs to be calmed first. Order matters: work on Demodex through a broken barrier and the skin fights back.
Skincare, diet, herbs and supplements chosen for your drivers, using the best product for each job across brands, including Ovante where it fits.
Skin responds and the plan moves with it. Once things are calm, you leave with a maintenance routine and know what to do if a flare starts.
Start where you are. Every path uses the same method, and each one leads naturally into the next.
The self-guided Rosacea Decoded course. Find out which of the five drivers are behind your rosacea, then go deep only on yours, on every front.
A one-on-one consultation with a Rosacea Decoded specialist. Your history is reviewed in full and you leave knowing which drivers are active and what to do first.
The complete one-on-one Rosacea Decoded program. Testing, a protocol built around your drivers, and close support for 90 days while your skin changes.
Marina Ivakhnenko built Rosacea Decoded after years of seeing clients treated one symptom at a time and never getting an answer.
She is the author of The Demodex Solution, the book that brought Demodex mites, one of the most overlooked drivers of rosacea, to readers who had never heard them named by their doctors.
Her work joins functional medicine, skin science and Chinese medicine into one system, so the gut, the barrier, the nervous system, Demodex and hormones are read together instead of in separate offices.
Clinical advisory board
Board-certified dermatologist, Aventura, FL. Clinical advisory board.
Naturopathic doctor. Clinical advisory board.
Rosacea treated on every front at once. Most programs work one angle. This one covers all six for each driver, and spends your time on the drivers that are actually yours.
A guided self-assessment scores all five drivers. You finish knowing your top one or two, so the rest of the course is about you.
Each driver has a short core lesson everyone completes, around 15 minutes, so you understand the whole picture. Then a full deep dive you only do when that driver scored high for you.
Score your drivers again and see what moved. You leave with a maintenance plan and a flare plan for the days skin acts up.
Open any driver to see exactly what it teaches across all six fronts.
Core lesson for everyone. Full deep dive if this is one of your drivers.
A calm, stripped-back routine so the skin is not working against the gut work
Gut-soothing herbs and when each one fits
Probiotic, digestive and gut-lining support, with what to look for on a label
The Rosacea Plate, common gut triggers and a simple reintroduction method
Eating pace, meal timing and the habits that calm digestion
When a stool test such as a GI-MAP is worth it, and what to ask for
Core lesson for everyone. Full deep dive if this is one of your drivers.
The Rosacea-Safe Shelf Edit: what to stop, what to keep, cleanser, moisturizer and mineral SPF picks across brands
Calming botanicals such as centella, oat and green tea, and how to spot them in products
Omega-3s and the nutrients the skin uses to rebuild
Fats, hydration and foods that support barrier repair
Sleep, water temperature and the daily habits that undo barrier damage
How to patch test new products so nothing sets you back
Core lesson for everyone. Full deep dive if this is one of your drivers.
A cooling, flush-calming routine for hot days and active flares
Calming herbs such as nettle and holy basil
Quercetin, vitamin C and magnesium, and who each is for
Lower-histamine swaps, wine and heat triggers, and trigger tracking
Nervous-system reset practices, breathwork and stress-flush awareness
When histamine-related labs are worth discussing with your doctor
Core lesson for everyone. Full deep dive if this is one of your drivers.
Mite-targeting topicals such as tea tree and sulfur, including the Ovante Demodex line, and how to use them without irritation
Botanical options and how to rotate them safely
Nutrients that support healthy oil balance on the skin
The link between sugar, oil quality and mite-friendly skin
Pillowcases, brushes, bedding and the hygiene habits that prevent rebound
The signs that point to Demodex and how a skin scraping is done
Core lesson for everyone. Full deep dive if this is one of your drivers.
Cycle-aware routine changes for the weeks your skin is most reactive
Cycle-supporting herbs and when to use them
Blood-sugar and cycle support nutrients
Blood-sugar balance, fiber and eating for steadier hormones
Cortisol, sleep and the stress patterns that show up before a flare
Which hormone and thyroid labs to ask for, and when in your cycle
Herbs and supplements are educational options with safety notes, not prescriptions. Check with your doctor before starting any, especially if you are pregnant, nursing or take medication.
Clear pricing, nothing hidden. What you spend at one level counts toward the next.
| Path | Best for | Investment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Days to Clearer Skin | Learning the method and calming the foundations on your own | $57One-time, self-guided | Start the course |
| Skin Decode Session | Getting your drivers identified by a specialist before committing further | $150Credited in full toward the Intensive | Book a session |
| 90-Day Diagnostic Intensive | Full one-on-one care with every supplement and product included | $3,000Or 3 payments of $1,000 | Apply |
The Intensive is by application. Applications are reviewed personally and every applicant hears back within 48 hours. There is no payment at the application stage.
If yours is not here, the Skin Decode Session is the place to ask it.
You may be right, and the course is built for that. The Driver Check on day 1 shows which drivers score high for you. Everyone does the short core lesson on each driver, because the drivers feed each other and the one people suspect is often not the only one. The full deep dives are only for your drivers, so your time goes where it matters.
Core lessons are around 15 minutes. Deep-dive days take longer, and you only do those for your own drivers.
If you want to learn the method and work at your own pace, start with the 30-day course. If you have tried a lot already and want an expert to read your case, book a Skin Decode Session. If you know you want full support and are ready to commit for 90 days, apply for the Intensive.
Your protocol uses the best product for each job, across brands. Ovante products are included where they fit your drivers. In the Intensive, every supplement and product in your protocol is already included in the price.
No. Rosacea Decoded works alongside medical care, not instead of it. Keep your doctor in the loop, and do not stop prescribed medication without talking to them.
Not always. Labs are recommended only when your history points to a driver that needs confirming. Many clients start without any testing.
Yes. The full $150 is credited toward the Intensive if you join afterward.
Every case is different and depends on which drivers are active. The method is built so your skin is calmer at each stage, with the order chosen to avoid the setbacks that come from working out of sequence.
Demodex mites are one of the five root drivers we assess in every case — alongside gut imbalances, nutrient deficiencies, unmanaged stress, and hormone shifts. When Demodex is driving your symptoms, addressing it in the right order is what calms the skin. Marina Ivakhnenko is the author of The Demodex Solution, the book on Demodex mites and their role in rosacea.
Yes — the gut-skin axis is central to the Rosacea Decoded method. In practice, GI stool testing frequently shows markers of maldigestion, dysbiosis, or inflammation in rosacea clients. The program addresses gut imbalances before moving to the other drivers, because skin cannot fully calm while the gut is inflamed.